Leicester City Council reorganisation plans

Council Leader Gale Waller has issued the following statement after it was announced that Leicester City Council's interim plan for local government reorganisation includes Rutland as part of a single unitary authority for Leicestershire.

"People can now see the interim plan for reorganisation that Leicester City Council intends to submit to national government on Friday 21 March.

"This means that Rutland is currently included in three different interim plan options:

• The option for a three unitary model covering the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland area, which could see us form part of a new council structure serving North Leicestershire and Rutland
• One of several options in the Greater Lincolnshire area interim plan, which could see us join with North Kesteven, South Kesteven and South Holland
• The option now being tabled by Leicester City Council, which could expand the city boundaries and include Rutland in a single Leicestershire unitary

"We continue to have serious concerns about the effectiveness and accessibility of a single unitary council covering the whole of Leicestershire and will not support Rutland’s inclusion in any such model.

"After the 21 March deadline for submission of interim plans, Rutland County Council will out carry out further detailed analysis and widespread public engagement around all the options that include Rutland. We are planning for this engagement to begin in May and will reach as many people as possible."

Cllr Gale Waller, Leader of Rutland County Council